Light Up Main

Main Street Wonderland & Annual Tree Lighting

🎄 Light Up Main 2025 🎄
📍 Downtown Garner
📅 Saturday, November 29, 2025
🕐 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Kick off the holiday season in true Garner style at Light Up Main – our annual celebration packed with festive fun, local pride, and holiday magic for all ages!

✨ Event Highlights Include:

• 🛍️ Small Business Saturday (all day) – Shop local, eat local and support Garner's amazing small businesses and vendors with special deals and holiday gifts you won’t find anywhere else.                Curry in a Hurry, Monique's Rollin' Stove, Smash Masters, Taco n Ganas, DINO Keys, In Your Face, Rescue Treats, Swift Creek Giftworks
• 🎅 Experiences with Santa – Meet Santa right here in Downtown Garner! Bring your wish lists and cameras for unforgettable moments.
  • 1:00 - 4:00 Drop by any of these participating locations for a fun holiday activity and catch Santa stopping by for a visit:
  • Nana's Lil Sweets: Cookie Decorating
  • Garner Area Historical Society at Shady's: Ornament Making
  • Shady's: Santa Games
  • Steep Right Up: Hot Cocoa Bar
  • Zin Yoga Studio & Wine Lounge: Letters to Santa
• 🎤 Live Performances – Bring your chairs and Enjoy live local entertainment from local choirs, dancers, musicians, and performance groups. There’s something for everyone to enjoy!
  • 4:15 - Christy's DancExplosion
  • 4:30 - NGMS 6th Grade Chorus
  • 4:45 - Venezuela es Danza
  • 5:00 - Sassy Soul Line Dancers
  • 5:15 - Rhythms of India
  • 5:30 - G-Squad
• 🌟 Town of Garner Annual Tree Lighting – Join Mayor Buddy Gupton and Santa as they light up our beautiful town tree in a heartwarming ceremony you won’t want to miss!
  • 5:45 - Very Merry Read-a-Loud with Santa (sponsored by Banks Bed & Breakfast)
  • 6:00 - Tree Lighting

🎁 Whether you're shopping for unique gifts, making memories with Santa, or enjoying the sounds of the season, Light Up Main is the perfect way to start your holidays in Garner.

📣 Mark your calendars, invite your friends and neighbors, and get ready to light up the night in Downtown Garner!